8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ainsworth
The nearest, Alexander H. Smith, was born in Crandon, 14 mi away. No famous person on record lists Ainsworth as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 665 of the towns in Wisconsin. Racine’s 85 names make the longest list in Wisconsin.
What stands out about Ainsworth’s famous people
Famous people born near Ainsworth
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

John Bradley
1923–1994Navy corpsman in World War II, flagraiser at Iwo Jima




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ainsworth and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- John Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Wayne Lukas: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest J. Dawley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Piskula: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Bauers: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons